Skullgirls: The Nigh End is a 2022 animated film released by Maple Leaf Films & Warner Bros. Animation.
Plot[]
10 Years of struggling to defeat the Skullgirl, and the Skull Heart has finally been destroyed. BUT, one tiny problem: There is one undestroyed shard left. It revives the Skullgirl and brainwashes half of the city. Now they hate each other... Except from our local Heroes and Anti-Heroes. The two sides team up to track down clues and gain weapons and support items. They have to stop the Skullgirl and destroy the Skull Heart once and for all and wish to un-brainwash everyone and for the whole world to be protected from evil otherwise the world will come to an end!
Cast[]
English[]
- Rachel MacFarlane as Filia Medici
- Erica Harlacher as Cerebella Makenshi
- Tia Ballard as Parasoul Renoir
- Laura Bailey as Carol/Painwheel
- Kihmlin Tran as Ms Nadia Fortune (Reprise)
- Lacey Chabert as Patricia Watson/Peacock
- Susan Silo as Valerie/Valentine
- Charlotte Ann as Double (Reprise)
- Rachel MacFarlane as Fukua
- Kihmlin Tran as Robo-Fortune (Reprise)
- Sabrina Carpeneter as Sienna Contiello/Squigly
- Chris Pang as Beowulf
- Josh Brolin as Ben Birdland/Big Band
- Tabitha St Germain as Eliza/Sekhmet
- Erica Mendez as Annie (Reprise)
- Cassandra Lee Morris as Umbrella Renoir (Reprise)
- Anne Hathaway as Black Dahlia
- Rachel Crow as Marie Korbel/The Skullgirl
- Allison Brie as Chameleon
- Sarah Silverman as Tokki
- Awkwafina as Kakkuu
- Tara Sands as Maple Alacura/Maple Syrup
- JeeJa Yanin as Junko Homura
- Mae Whitman as Sumeru
- Anna Kendrick as Hotaru
- Tara Macri as Sonya
- Ashley Johnson as Mei Okamoto/Whisper
- Christina Pucceli as Nakamura
- Alexis Tipton as Molly
- Jessica Nigri as Minette
- Corey Burton as Brain Drain
- Colleen Clinkenbeard as Queen Nancy (Flashbacks Only)
- Frank Welker as Andy Anvil
- Sarah Chalke as Feng
- Chris Parnell as Albus
- Jared Leto as Horace
- Robbie Daymond as Leduc
- Jim Cummings as Leviathan
- Dante Basco as Samson
- Dante Basco as Shamone
- Laura Dern as Mrs Victoria
- Kari Wahlgren as Esther/Easter (Flashbacks Only)
- Mona Marshall as Holly/Hallow (Flashbacks Only)
- April Stewart as Christine/Christmas (Flashbacks Only)
- Jessi Nowack as Patty (Flashbacks Only)
- Tara Strong as Avery
- Fred Tatiscore, Frank Welker, David Tennant and Micheal Keaton as Generetic Egret Soilders
- Joshua Tomaur as The Narrator
- Anna Cummer as Venus Lovelace
- Terence Stamp as Airport Cop 1
- Norman Reedus as Airport Cop 2
- Jason Clarke as Aircraft Cop 1
- Clint Howard as Aircraft Cop 2
- Shannon Chan-Kent as Gym Leader
- Madeline Mero as Store Market
- Linda Hamilton as Pilot
- Kayleigh Smyth as Taxi Driver
- Lizzie Freeman as Young Patricia Watson/Peacock
- Britt McKillip as Young Marie Korbel
- Noah Segen as The Mayor of New Meridan
Japanese[]
- Ryoko Siashari as Filia Medici
- Nana Yamada as Cerebella Makenshi
- Hiromi Konno as Parasoul Renoir
- Jaimie Natsuki as Carol/Painwheel
- Maasa Sudo as Ms Nadia Fortune
- Yu Takahashi as Patricia Watson/Peacock
- Anju Inami as Valerie/Valentine
- Reina Fuije as Double
- Ryoko Siashari as Fukua
- Maasa Sudo as Robo-Fortune
- Hikaru Osawa as Sienna Contiello/Squigly
- Taiki Matsuno as Beowulf
- Yuji Ueda as Ben Birdland/Big Band
- Reina Ikehata as Eliza/Sekhmet
- Karen Iwata as Annie
- Kaoru Goto as Umbrella Renoir
- Miku Itou as Black Dahlia
- Megumi Ohno as Marie Korbel/The Skullgirl
- Erina Saito as Chameleon
- Kasumi as Tokki
- Kanami Yamaguchi as Kakkuu
- Tamaka as Maple Alacura/Maple Syrup
- Momoka Ito as Junko Homura
- Ayumi Mizukoshi as Sumeru
- Ami Hachiya as Hotaru
- Maki Yamaguci as Sonya
- Yuka Kuromochi as Mei Okamoto/Whisper
- Kurumi Nakada as Nakamura
- Natsumi Okamotu as Molly
- Riho Iida as Minette
- Taiyo Ayukawa as Brain Drain
- Tsumugi Kudo as Queen Nancy (Flashbacks Only)
- Tsubasa Kizu as Andy Anvil
- Nanami as Feng
- Ittetsu as Albus
- Takashi Nagayama as Horace
- Yuichi Nakamura as Leduc
- Ryuhei Matsuda as Leviathan
- Kosuke Toriumi as Samson
- Kosuke Toriumi as Shamone
- Anna Ishida as Mrs Victoria
- Riho Miaki as Esther/Easter (Flashbacks Only)
- Saki Funaoka as Holly/Hallow (Flashbacks Only)
- Mami Yashamita as Christine/Christmas (Flashbacks Only)
- Yoko Hikasa as Patty (Flashbacks Only)
- Miori Ichikawa as Avery
- Takahiri Sakurai, Kazuya Nakai, Kenta Miyake and Juinichro Suwabe as Generetic Egret Soilders
- Keiji Fujiwara as The Narrator
- Inori Minase as Venus Lovelace
- Takuya Eguchi as Airport Cop 1
- Daisuke Kishio as Airport Cop 2
- Tomokazu Sugita as Aircraft Cop 1
- Yoshimasa Hosuya as Aircraft Cop 2
- Ami Koshimitsu as Gym Leader
- Yu Kobayashi as Store Market
- Ai Kayano as Pilot
- Kotono Mitsushi as Taxi Driver
- Miho Arakawa as Young Patricia Watson/Peacock
- Haruka Yamazaki as Young Marie Korbel
- Kousei Yuuki as The Mayor of New Meridan
Soundtrack[]
- Road Of Resistance (Babymetal)
- Mr. Blue Sky (Electric Light Orchesca)
- I Think We're Alone Now (Tiffany)
- Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Poison)
- I'm With You (Avril Lavinge)
- Way Down We Go (Kaleo)
- Helena (My Chemical Romance)
- SHINY DAYS (Asaka)
- Butterfly Dream (Turnover)
- Hello Me & You (Superorganism)
- ダカラドオシタ (Arukara)
- Afraid To Feel (LF SYSTEM)
- In a Moment's Time (Japanese Version) (Michiru Yamane & eill)
- In a Moment's Time (English Version) (Michiru Yamane & David Amber)
Songs Only Heard Briefly[]
- Dumb Ways To Die (Tangerine Kitty) (The music video is shown on the TV Umbrella is watching, but only the first chorus)
- Ray Of Light (Madonna) (This song is Filia's ringtone, but only the first chorus)
Trailer Songs[]
- Enemy (Imagine Dragons X J.I.D.) (2WEI Remix)
- Survivor (2WEI)
References & Easter Eggs[]
- In Umbrella's Room, there is a stuffed doll of Annie.
- In a parking area, a Slipknot poster is briefly seen on the wall.
- One of Marie's film quotes "That's right... People who are not needed in this scene should go and make their exit." is also a quote used by Nagito Komaeda (The Servant) in Danganronpa Another Episode - Ultra Despair Girls.
- Umbrella can breifly be seen watching the music video to 'Dumb Ways To Die' by Tangerine Kitty on the TV, but only the first chorus.
- When Parasoul gets into an elevator, there is a Sagan teddy on the floor that she picks up and gives to Umbrella as a gift.
- In The Mayor of New Meridan's room of the Meridan Office Building, There's a newspaper with the headline saying: 'THE SKULLGIRL IS ON THE LOOSE ONCE AGAIN!'
- In the Scene where Ms. Fortune says "That Skullgirl will deserve paw-nishment time!" is a refrence to the line "It's Punishment Time!" From the Danganronpa series
Trivia[]
- Kihmlin Tran, Charlotte Ann, Erica Mendez and Cassandra Lee Morris reprised their roles as Ms. Fortune, Robo-Fortune, Double, Annie and Umbrella.
- The English Version of In A Moment's Time is only played in the English Version of the film, and the Japanese Version of In A Moment's Time is only played in the Japanese Version of the film.
- The film was teased on August 26, 2022.
- The film was released in honour of the Skullgirls series turning 10 years old.